PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2023

Breaking Down This U.S.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

On 2 January 2022, massive protests erupted throughout Kazakhstan , initially over the price of liquefied petroleum gas. The government had abruptly stopped subsidies, dramatically increasing the price for consumers. The government resigned on 5 January, and the situation continues to develop.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

On September 12, former DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell was appointed President & CEO of PennFuture , a statewide advocacy organization dedicated to protecting public health, restoring and protecting natural resources, and moving Pennsylvania toward a clean energy future.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 21, 2021

In a remarkable new report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds that in order to limit warming to 1.5 The IEA is the world’s foremost authority on energy, relied upon by governments and the private sector around the world. It’s worth noting that the IEA has been a great friend of the oil and gas industry for decades.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

Barrow is an alumna of the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Spanish. From 2008 to 2013, Barrow served as Chief of Staff in the Office of Commissioner Wayne E. Prior to her career at the Commission, Barrow spent time working as a Law Clerk for the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board in Harrisburg.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Here are 68 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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A Greener Life

APRIL 13, 2022

On Friday last week (8th of April) the government released its energy security strategy seeing a comeback for fossil fuel investments. And at the same time, it closes the door that had appeared to be open on onshore wind, again making the cheapest form of new energy in the UK harder to build. .

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

Also elephants, giraffes, rhinos (of the non-political variety), Cape buffalo, baboons, uninvited monkeys at lunch, hippos, wildebeests, hyenas, warthogs and an unexpected (to me) penguin colony. Back to North Carolina developments in late 2018: Executive Order on Climate Change and Clean Energy: On October 29, 2018, N.C.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This post was originally published on the Law and Political Economy blog as part of a symposium on inflation. Energy prices have been much in the news over the past several months, occupying a prominent place in mainstream discussions of inflation. How then do we explain what is currently happening with energy prices?

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2023

On October 13, the US Department of Energy awarded two hydrogen hub projects that include Pennsylvania-- a natural gas-based Appalachian Hub in Western PA, West Virginia and Ohio and a Mid-Atlantic Hub in eastern PA, Delaware and New Jersey based on the use of renewable and nuclear energy to make the hydrogen.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Pick up any newspaper and it is clear that much of the world is experiencing a series of interrelated energy price shocks. In Europe and the UK, natural gas prices are up by more than 500% over the last year , hitting all-time highs earlier this month. None of this is a surprise. Every serious person knows it. In the U.S.,

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Investors and governments will be expected to refer to the Taxonomy in order to determine whether an activity they want to pursue can be considered sustainable, and under what conditions (screening criteria). Having an expiration date creates political investment uncertainty and risk, which is precisely what the Taxonomy intended to remove.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Moreover, the case in Puerto Rico comes after recent litigation successes in Europe and elsewhere around the world, with courts holding governments and companies accountable for climate harms. Many of those cases include similar arguments that the companies knowingly marketed harmful products and misled the public about those harms.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2023

Getting there requires an all-of-society approach; getting there requires leadership at all levels of government. Let’s together get control over our energy supply chain so Putin and the Saudis can no longer control our destiny and our wallets. Inauguration Week. Maura Healy is New England’s new governor (all the others are reelected).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

Other Key Sources Business and Human Rights Resource Centre's profile on ExxonMobil - UK-based Business and Human Rights Resource Centre is an NGO that employs researchers on five continents who work with activists, companies and governments alike to advance human rights in business by eradicating abuse.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

prosecutors say an Israeli private investigator used hackers to steal emails from climate activists who were campaigning against American energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp. Corporation ExxonMobil Image Image Products Crude oil, Oil products, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Power generation Exxon Knew Protest - Photo credit 350.org

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2022

On March 28, Republicans on the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted to report out bills containing a laundry list of things the natural gas industry has wanted for years and to kill the final regulations reducing carbon pollution from Pennsylvania’s power plants. Note: The U.S. Read more here.] [40

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

Here’s How And Where To Find Them Other States/National/International -- Financial Times: UK Watchdog Bans Shell, Repsol And Petronas Greenwashing Ads On Environmental Benefits Of Their Products [Shell & Repsol Operate In PA] -- Bloomberg: Chevron Says Natural Gas More Than Just A Transitional Fuel -- U.S.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 21, 2023

A lot of this is the scale of funding—the two laws will spend money on climate policies at a far higher rate than any previous federal programs—but the laws will also involve the federal government more in climate policy, in a variety of ways. The benefits from energy tax credits tend to flow to Whiter and wealthier populations.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In a separate but similar Ninth Circuit appeal, the federal government filed a brief on October 18 urging the court to overturn a district court decision vacating the listing of a ringed seal subspecies as threatened based on climate change threats through the end of the century. opening briefs Oct. Groups Asked D.C.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 18, 2024

As a member of the cabinet, the secretary leads the Governor’s Office of Tribal Affairs and oversees government-government consultation with California’s tribes. and governments across the globe, pursue critical minerals without repeating the exploitative, violent practices wrought by previous extractive industries?

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

During the four days of emergency operations during the cold snap, from early February 15th to midnight February 18th, output levels of nuclear, natural gas, coal, and wind to the grid were 79.3 For natural gas it was 40%, or 46% based on winter adequacy expectations. percent, 47.4 percent, 51.5 percent, and 13.7

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Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Republicans have an iron grip on Texas government. Which seems a little hard to square with the state’s reliance on renewable energy. The state will soon get more power from renewables than natural gas. If anything, use of clean energy is about to accelerate. Instead, Texas is doubling down on renewables.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2024

. -- 66 Months Later, DEP Worked With Conventional Well Owner, But Multiple Spills At A Well Site Have Still Not Been Cleaned Up; No Protections In Place For Operators Or Taxpayers [PaEN] -- PennVEST Invests $194.3

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Rose asked Tillerson open-ended questions on a range of subjects, including climate change and national energy policy. But in nearly every instance, Rose listened politely, refrained from challenging Tillerson on the facts, and went on to his next question.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

To help voters determine which candidates would deliver the needed course correction, Environmental Defence and its allies in the Ontario Priorities Working Group asked each of the province’s major political parties whether – and how – they would deliver the rapid emissions reductions Ontario will need to head off climate catastrophe. .

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Shapiro Will Not Execute Any Inmates While He Is In Office, Calls For Repeal -- TribLive: Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Natural Gas Production Set New Record, But Don’t Expect Relief On Your Heating Bills [LNG Exports Link U.S./PA Natural Gas Production Set New Record, But Don’t Expect Relief On Your Heating Bills [LNG Exports Link U.S. /PA What’s Your Community Doing?

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Room 205 Ryan Building. Click Here to watch online. Read more here. Voters To Be Asked To Approve Open Space Tax; South Whitehall Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2023

To Treat Mine Drainage In Schuylkill County [PaEN] -- DEP Accepting Applications For Small Business Advantage Grants For Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention, Natural Resource Conservation Projects -- DEP PA Clean Water Academy: Releases Training On Guiding Principles Of Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration -- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 13, 2022

The majority also finds no precedent for a rule of this kind in previous OSHA actions, and it views the vaccine mandate as involving “vast economic and political significance.” They emphasize that narrow interpretations of statutes prevent “government by bureaucracy supplanting government by the people.” Let’s hope so, anyway.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2024

Click Here for the Senate Republican reaction to Energy Plan. Praise For New Energy Plan Labor, business, environmental, and government leaders praised the plan as a “bold” and “nation-leading” plan to create thousands of energy jobs, lower costs, and ensure Pennsylvania remains an energy leader below.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2022

Tries To Be World’s Swing Crude Oil Producer, A Wiser Course Would Be To Promote Clean Energy Shift As A Security Priority [“But market insiders say shareholders may seek even higher prices before bringing new flows on-stream. What’s Your Community Doing?

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec. Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

The grant program, “Solar for Schools,” would issue grants to schools for solar energy projects, including costs related to equipment, installation and maintenance of solar energy systems. With the savings, local governments can reduce taxes and schools can invest in more teachers. IBEW 98 Political Director T.J.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2022

Senate Climate, Energy Bill, Analysts See More Wins For Clean Energy Than Gifts For Oil, Natural Gas -- Reuters: U.S. What’s Your Community Doing?

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The reports will further evaluate the potential size and scale of geothermal as an abundant clean energy resource, the role of each state’s oil and gas industry in realizing rapid growth, and other environmental, regulatory, and legal issues relevant to each state’s respective stakeholders.

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